21 Bibelverse über Götzendienst

The Bible treats idolatry as giving to anything else the worship that belongs to the Lord. The ban opens the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:3-5), and Israel breaks it with the golden calf while Moses is still on Sinai (Exodus 32:8). The psalms and prophets describe idols as metal and wood that cannot speak (Psalm 115:4-8, Isaiah 44:17). Ezekiel 14:3 speaks of men who “have set up idols in their hearts”, and the New Testament widens the word further. Colossians 3:5…